Alaska Statutes
Article 4. Improvement of Chattels.
Sec. 34.35.195. Persons considered owner of chattel.

The following persons are considered the owner of a chattel, or the authorized agent of the owner, for the purpose of AS 34.35.175 - 34.35.215:
(1) a person in possession of the chattel under an agreement to purchase it, whether the title to it is in the person or the vendor;
(2) a person in lawful possession of the chattel.